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Thanks. I know it's not very polite. To some though, it's better than ???? off. Just wanted to know for those times I get someone on my case/back. Heck, most the time NA players don't even know their own language! “Sod what?”

So what would be the polite version? Please translate:
“Please let me be” or “Please leave me alone”

sunk... ^^;

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Hey there. I thought I'd just drop in here and let some of you who are interested in living in Japan know about a few programs.

I have been living in Japan for 3 months now as part of the JET (Japanese Exchange of Teachers?) program. With this program, you are actually contracted by the Japanese government as an ALT (assistant language teacher) to work in schools here. The most common is english teachers, but I think you can also do the program for Frech, Spanish, and maybe a few other languages. I work as an English teacher at a highschool in Iwaki-shi. It is excellent fun and we make a pretty good amount of money too. For this program, you need to have a Bachelor's degree in something, doesn't matter what, you just have to finish undergrad. Here is the link to the main website:

http://www.jetprogramme.org/

You can download a copy of the application from the site, but you have to do a little navigating to get to it >.<.

If this program is not for you, there are also several other programs to join, but I'm not really sure about the requirements for them. There is Aeon, Nova, and a few other English tutoring companies here. These are independent companies, so you wouldn't be working for the government. Therefore, you would just have to apply to these as if it was a regular job, and the application process isn't as difficult and time-consuming as with JET. With these organizations, you work in conversation classes which people are paying to go to, so it is a bit different from JET where you are actually teaching at public schools. With these groups, the students will actually be making quite an effort to learn, whereas at my school a lot of the students really just don't care.

But anyways, I hope this is of some use to those of you out there wanting to live in Japan. It is a great experience and I've come to learn A LOT about the Japanese and their culture, including smashing many many many of my previous misconceptions. ; ;

Oh, and by the way, in case you are wondering. You don't have to know ANY Japanese to participate in any of these programs. I studied Japanese for several years before I came here and it helps a lot with getting around and taking care of things, but it is NOT required for these programs.

Anyways, good luck to all. ^^

A few useful ones I have picked up along the way, I apologize in advance if these have already been posted...

Good morning - Ohayoo gozaimasu
Good evening - Konbanwa
How are you - O genki desuka
Do you understand my Japanese? - Watashi no nihongo wakarimasuka?
I speak a little Japanese. - Nihongo chotto shaberemasu.
My Japanese is not good. - Watashi no Nihongo wa yokunai rate me down.
I can't read Kanji. - Kanji wo yomemasen.
I can't read Hirangana - Kirangana wo yomemasen.
Thank you - Arigatou gonaimasu
You're welcome - ***************
I'm sorry - Gomennasai
Yes - Hai
No - Iie

^^

"<Even Match> to ka <Decent Challange> to ka <Easy prey> ni <monster> wo tatakai baai ni ha BST no petto no sonzai ha PT <member> no exp ha kankenai. sono uwasa ha machigai rate me down."

umm... your sentence is a little bit changed ^^;
literally means :
"In case fighting even match, decent challange or easy prey, the existence of BST's pet doesn't have a relation with PT member exp. that rumor is false"

hope someone could correct me ^^;

Oooooh! I wish I had a good bilingual friend ingame.

My most common needed phrase is
Xplayer is leaving, but x is coming to replace.

One thing I wish was in the translate function was the notion of hate/enmity.
I was trying to explain to a jp whm to stop curing herself if she got hit. It came out more like
Whm>> {cure}>> whm? {No thanks} whm {death} >.<;
Smn>> {cure} >> whm? {Yes please} ^^

And I guess it came out badly because she disbanded and warped after :-[

I think "that increases enmity" or something might be a nice addition to auto translate :(

Also more compliments like "nice gear ^^" would be nice

Thanks for your help. However, I'm not referring to what the target monster cons as. I'm talking about what the Beast Master's pet. The Beast Master's pet has to be Even Match or lower.